According to the Indianapolis Star, Ben Davis coach Stan Benge will be the head coach for the 2009 Indiana All-Stars in June.

Benge, who will lead the Giants in this Saturday's 4A State Finals marquee matchup with South Bend Washington, will be coaching with and against two locks for this year's team -- Alex Bentley and Skylar Diggins. Which All-Star jersey numbers both of those two players will be wearing this June is still undecided.

The long-time Ben Davis coach has amassed an impressive 467-125 record (.789 winning percentage) in his 24 years with the Giants, including 20 sectional, 10 regional and 4 semi-state titles. The Giants also captured two 4A State titles in 2000 and 2001 with Miss Basketball Shyra Ely (2001), and Indiana All-Stars Ashley Allen (2001) and Sara Strahm (2000).

In 1995, he served as an assistant coach to the All-Stars, getting the opportunity to coach the likes of Stephanie White (Seeger), Kristina Divjak (Lake Central) and Monica Maxwell (East Chicago Central) that summer.

Assistant coaches for this year's team will be Beth DeVinney of Seymour and Shelly Newell of Argos. Newell (Rochester) was an Indiana All-Star in 1976, the first year the honor was bestowed upon the girls' side of the game. Photo from the Ben Davis Girls Basketball website.

The schedule for the remaining 2009 All-Stars announcements are as follows:

Miss Basketball - Announced on Sunday, March 22nd

All-Star Team - Announced on Thursday, March 26th

All-Star ballots have already been sent to all Indiana media outlets, with voting to be completed by March 12. Players on this year's ballot -- with the option for write-ins -- are as follows:

Alex Bentley - Ben Davis (Penn State)

Meagan Collins - Boonville

Elese Daniel - South Bend Clay

Skylar Diggins - South Bend Washington (Notre Dame)

Meghan Doss - Turkey Run

Cierra Dotson - Indianapolis Northwest

Macey Elyea - New Castle (Butler)

Kelly Faris - Heritage Christian (Connecticut)

Claire Freeman - Heritage Christian (Butler)

Skyler Gick - Benton Central (Valparaiso)

Lauren Goffinet - Tell City

Heather Gonser - Owen Valley (Indianapolis)

Taylor Goshert - Wawasee

De' Airra Goss - Ben Davis (Western Michigan)

Dragana Grbic - Terre Haute South (Butler)

Karli Harris - Fishers (Oakland)

Jessica Hull - South Bend Adams

Elizabeth Jennings - Lapel (Butler)

Mandi Johnson - Crawfordsville (IPFW)

Tessa Johnson - Terre Haute South

Daress McClung - Lawrence North (Cincinnati)

Jasmine McGhee - Anderson

Lauren McRoberts - Carmel

Lauren Meese - Oak Hill

Aubrey Minix - Oregon Davis (Murray State)

Sydney Mitchell - Columbus North

TaKenya Nixon - Michigan City (Eastern Illinois)

Jordan Ogle - Columbus East (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Teri Oliver - Taylor

Courtney Osborn - Hamilton Southeastern (Miami OH)

Brooke Owens - Vincennes Lincoln (Illinois State)

Morgan Palombizio - Chesterton (Eastern Illinois)

Andrea Rademacher - Borden (Indiana State)

Spring Raines - Northview

Margee Reeder - Muncie South

Kelsey Reynolds - Penn (Boston College)

Laura Richards - Connersville (Valparaiso)

Charae Richardson - Lafayette Jefferson

Natalie Robinson - Fountain Central

Adrienne Sahm - Indianapolis Cathedral

Lindsey Shepherd - Indianapolis Arlington

Aulani Sinclair - Eminence (Indiana)

Krista Smith - Terre Haute South

Lecretia Smith - Fort Wayne Elmhurst

Lyzz Smith - Plymouth

Paige Smith - Hamilton Southeastern (Grand Valley State)

Chrissy Steffen - Carmel (Bowling Green State)

Lily Svete - Penn (Florida)

Rachel Turk - Plainfield

Kristen Turner - Seymour (Oakland)

Lindsay Vandivier - Franklin Community

Jasmine Watson - South Bend Washington (Massachusetts)

Sydney Weinert - Fort Wayne South (IPFW)

Sancheon White - Hammond

Kelsey Wyss - Fort Wayne Luers (Eastern Illinois)

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